| Description | A preamble on p. 1 explains the division of the fund between the poor on the Royal Bounty list and middle or upper class people who were also in need. There is reference to the severe winter, the frozen Thames, and the high cost of coal.
Against a number of names there are personal notes: address, age, occupation, number of children, state of health, or other information such as: 'tient une petite école en Wardour Street', 'fils de Ministre', 'veuve de gentilhomme'. Certified and signed by six commissioners, 3 April 1740. |